Combined wagon and sled



Aug. 21, 1928. 1,681,853

W. S; HANCE CZDMBINED WAGON AND SLED Filed March 15, 1927 2Sheets-Sheet. 1

INVENTOR I .35 BY wrmzsy 37 ATTORNEY Aug. 21,1928.

' 1,681,853 w. s. HANCE COMBINED WAGON AND SLED Filed Max ch 15, 1927 2She ets-Sheet 2 WNESQ-K INVENTOR W I BY 1% ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 21,1928 UNITED STATES WILLIAM S. HANCE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OFCOLUMBIA.

COMBINED WAGON Ann SLED.

Application and March 15, 1927.

-The object of this invention is to make use of a sled, intended forcoasting purposes, as the body of a wagon of the kind employed bychildren and others forcarrying small packages, or for coasting onwheels, and for other pe m v A further object is to provide a sled witha body portion or bottom member which may be shifted from an upperposition with reference to the runners to a position in which it willserve to the best advantage as the body of the wagon body, when thevehicle is converted to that use. I I I I A further object is to provideparticular engaging and locking means, so that the several elements ofthe vehicle will be securely retained when assembled. I I

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel construction and arrangement of elements d scribed,illustratedand claimed, it being understood thatmodifications i nay bemade within the scope of the claims without departing from the sp iritof the invention.

In the drawings forming part of this application, I I I I I I I I I IFigure 1 is a view showing the combined sled and wagon, in sideelevation. I

I Figure 2 is a view in vertical longitudinal section.

Figure is a bottom plan view. I Figure A isavertical transverse section,on li nefi d' of Figure 2. V I I I I Figure 5 is a vertical transversesection on line 55 o f F i'gure 2. I I I II F igure G is a detail insection, on line 66 of Figure 2. I I I Figure? is a perspective view ofan end board for the wagon body. I I

Figure 8 is a perspective view of an upper front member, thiselementappearing in bottom plan at the left of Figure S, and in vertial sectionat the left git-Figure 2. 4 I Figure 9 is a fragmentary view inelevation, showing a portion of the retaining means. I

Figure 10 is a fragmentary view in perspective showing an end portion ofa transverse channel element, of the kind used above the axles, and inthe position shown for instance in Figures 2 and 5.

Figure 11 is a view in side elevation show ing that portion of theconstruction constituting the sled.

Figure 12 is a vertical transverse section on 18, the point Serial Nb.175,591.

line lf2-12 of Figure 11, and therefore showing sled construction.

A front axle for the vehicle is designated 10, a rear axle is shown at11, and the wheels 12 carried by the axles may be of any suitable type,disk wheels carrying rubber tires beii'ig shown in the present instance.

Carried by the axles are transverse elcments, bars or braces, such as13, these elements extending longitudinally of the axles and beingsecured thereto as shown at 14-. Upper complementary elements, bars.bolsters or the like, are designated 15, and the king bolt 18 passesthru elements 13 and 15, and thru axle 10. The corresponding elenients13 and 15 at the rear of the vehicle are secured by means of bolts orthe like 17 which extend thru the upper portions of members 13 and 15,and provide a rigid connection. I

A bott element for the wagon, also con st tutes the top member of thesled, when shitted'to the required position, and is designated 18.Carried by the under side of this element 18 is a plate 19 having adownwardly extending lugjor the like 20 thru which a button holding pinor the like 21 passes, the latter being adapted to engage the bracesreferred to below. 1 The button per se is desi nated 22, and when inoperative positidh extends in the direction shown in Figure 3.

A plurality of braces, suchas A, B. C and extend to the central 1 shownin bottom plan in Figure 3, and extend thence-to the axles or to theelements described more in detail below, being secured at their outerends in the mannerillustrated, and be- 111g secured at points igure 3.

A tongue 25 includes a handle portion 26, and this tongue is pivotallyconnected at 2'7 with a /-shaped f 28, the end portions of which aresecured to the under side of the forward axle, as shown at- 29. Thetongue extends, when use for guiding purposes, about as shown in Figures1 and 2. and the transverse board of Figure 8 and elsewhere includes orcarries a downwardly extending portion or strip 31 hav ng pins 32thercoii adapter to engage apervires in the element of connection beingshown at 83. Board 30 is cut away as shown at 30, and the tongue 25extends thru this cutaway portion, or (inay so extend under theconditions speci fie 23 and 21, as shown in Transverse inverted channelelements or bars, are mounted respectively above the torward and rearaxles, and are designated 35 and 36, the ends of these elementsincluding tongues 37 having slots 38 formed therein, the slots being ofT-tormation, and in Figure 10, the channel element is shown as providedwith a hole 39 thru which a pin or pins, such as L may extend, it beingunderstood that a plurality of these devices are employed. The channelsare cutaway as shown at l2 in Figure 5, and permit 0t securing thebracing devices extending toward the central portion of the bottom andbeneath the latter, as already xplained in connection with Figure 3.

Transverse bars 1 1 extending within the channel members, and beneaththe web portions thereof, are downwardly deflected at l5, and are thenceoutwardly turned at lt torming a curve, being then upwardly deflected at4:7, bent at lS, and downwardly turned at d9. The lower ends areoutwardly turned at 49. The portions 19 engage the T-shaped slots ofFigure 10, producing a locking connection.

"he bars l-l extend beneath the web portion of the channel elements andare retained by securing devices 44, being thereby connected with theelements of the lower structure. When the sled is removed, the ends orportions a9 are detached from the slotted ends 38 of the channelelements, and since the latter are secured by devices ll) to the bottom18, the point of separation is above the bars 14. The oppositely locatedlugs produced by the T-slot or Figure 10 engage only the wide portion ofmember 1-9 of Figure 1, and release between elements 37 and 49 isetl'ected when the body is elevated.

Spring latches or the like designated 51 are secured to plates 52mounted on the runners 53 of the sled, and the upper ends of elements51, of hook term, engage the devices or tongues' l'? d8 mounting rods 56as in Figure 11, when the sled is to be used independently of otherconstruction. In Figure 9 rods 56 are idly mounted with their tonguesextending upwarc ly, permitting rings 57 to engage the tongues andretain bars 56 in position tor 'iurther use.

The ends 37 of the channel elements extend thru the upper slots (50,when the sled is being used independently, but the element 18constituting the top of the sled, is shifted to position to form thebottom of the wagon body, as shown in Figure 2, the extensions 37 passthru the lower slots 61 in the runners. T he board carries a lowertransverse plate 63 having end extensions 641, threaded to receivewing-nuts 65, but under the circumstances shown in Figure 11, theapertures thru which elements 64: pass, may receive the ends of a rope66.

The end board 68 is shown in detail, and in perspective, in Figure 7,and the end ext nsions 69 pass-under the extension 70 of the runners, asshown in Figure 9. Bolts 71 extending thru the elements 69 and 70, alsoextend thru lower extensions 71, and provide for retaining the endboard, in an obvious manner.

I Having described the invention what is claimed is i 1. In a device ofthe class described, a plurality oft axles and wheels carried thereby, aplurality of longitudinal elements extending in parallel relation, asubstantially horizontal member mounted between the longitudinalelements, the latter maintaining their position with reference to theground, means for securing the horizontal member in an upper positionand in a lower position with reference to the longitudinal elements, andmeans for connecting the horizontal member with the axles.

2. In a device of the class described, a wagon bottom, side membersextending longitudinally of the bottom, neans for effecting connectionbetween the bottom and the side elements, in a plurality of positions, alower structure including vehicle running gear, devices detachablyconnecting the lower structure with the bottom, and devices for connecting the running gear with the side elements.

3. In a device of the class described, a wagon bottom, side membersextending longitudinally of the bottom, along the edges thereof, meansfor effecting connection between the bottom and the side elements,a'lower St-l ture including vehicle running gear, devices havinginterlocking connection for detachably connecting the lower structurewith the bottom, these means last named including a transverse barprojecting from the sides of the body and having slotted ends, andupwardly extending devices connected with said l lower structure andslidable through the l slotted portions and devices for connecting thelower structure with the side elements.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature.

WILLIAM S. HANCE.

